Instagram now lets you share Stories with ‘Close Friends’ list

Instagram Close Friends

Instagram has announced the ability to create a close friend list on Stories and share your Stories just with them. Thanks to this feature, you have the flexibility to share more personal moments with a smaller group that you choose. Continue reading “Instagram now lets you share Stories with ‘Close Friends’ list”

HMD Global schedules an event in India on December 10, Nokia 8.1 with 6.18-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 710 expected

HMD Global has started sending out invites for the launch of a new smartphone in India on December 10th in Delhi. Based on the ‘Expect more’ teasers, the company is expected to launch the Nokia 8.1 at the event. It was supposed to happen on December 6th, now the event has been postponed to 10th.

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SIRIN LABS FINNEY Blockchain phone with cold storage crypto wallet announced

SIRIN LABS has announced the commercial launch of FINNEY which is its the first blockchain smartphone. It runs on SIRIN OS and offers a truly mobile blockchain experience with an embedded cold storage crypto wallet. SIRIN LABS also said that it is looking for strategic OEMs to implement SIRIN OS in consumer devices. Continue reading “SIRIN LABS FINNEY Blockchain phone with cold storage crypto wallet announced”

Samsung Galaxy A8s with 6.39-inch Infinity-O FHD+ 19.5:9 display gets certified by the FCC

Samsung Galaxy A8s-1

Samsung Galaxy A8s (SM-G8870) has passed through the FCC ahead of the announcement next month. In the FCC documents, there is a screenshot that reveals tall 19.5:9 aspect ratio display, and there is also a space on the left corner of the phone for the display hole so that it doesn’t have any icons left.

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Meizu 16 with 6-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 845, in-display fingerprint sensor launching in India on December 5

Meizu is all set to launch its flagship Meizu 16 smartphone in India on December 5th, based on its teaser on its social channels. The Meizu 16 was introduced back in August and packs a 6-inch Full HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display from Samsung with 91.18% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to 1.43mm side bezels and 5.74mm chin, is powered by Snapdragon 845 with up to 8GB of RAM, has custom copper cooling tube and feature an in-display fingerprint sensor that has 99.12% high recognition rate. Continue reading “Meizu 16 with 6-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 845, in-display fingerprint sensor launching in India on December 5”

MediaTek Helio P90 powerful, efficient SoC with Groundbreaking AI to be announced on December 13

After teasing its upcoming top-end P90 chip with Powerful, Efficient, Groundbreaking AI on social media yesterday, MediaTek today confirmed that it will introduce the SoC at an event in Shenzen, China on December 13th.

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Realme 1 ColorOS 5.2 stable OTA update with Smart Bar, Game Space and more starts rolling out in India

As promised recently, Realme has started rolling out ColorOS 5.2 stable OTA update in India. This brings several new features single swipe notification dismiss, Headset icon in status bar, Smart Bar for faster multitasking, Game Space, Recorder, and lots more.

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Portronics Charge Clamp car smartphone Holder launched

Portronics Charge Clamp

Portronics has launched a dual purpose car accessory ‘CHARGE CLAMP’ which is a wireless mobile charger and mobile holder. This mobile holder makes it easy for the users to find the secure places in the car to keep the phone and also use the media player or GPS in-hands-free mode. Continue reading “Portronics Charge Clamp car smartphone Holder launched”

Nokia 7.1 with 5.84-inch FHD+ 19:9 HDR PureDisplay, Dual rear cameras with ZEISS optics launched in India for Rs. 19999

HMD Global just launched the Nokia 7.1, the company’s latest mid-range Android One smartphone in India. It was introduced last month and packs a 5.84-inch Full HD+  19:9 screen with a notch, 80% screen-to-body ratio, has support for HDR and also supports SD to HDR real-time conversion. With HDR10 support; 1 million: 1 dynamic contrast ratio; 500-million pixels processed per second providing smooth and accurate HDR video.The display also adapts to indoor and bright outdoor sunlight. The company calls it PureDisplay. It runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo), and recently got Android 9.0 (Pie) update. Continue reading “Nokia 7.1 with 5.84-inch FHD+ 19:9 HDR PureDisplay, Dual rear cameras with ZEISS optics launched in India for Rs. 19999”

Android Auto update brings improved media browser, search, message previews and more

Android Auto Discover Media

Google has announced new Android Auto features including easier access to your favorite content with improved media browse and search features, plus new ways to stay connected with visual message previews and group messaging. Continue reading “Android Auto update brings improved media browser, search, message previews and more”

Casio PRO TREK Smart WSD F-30 rugged Wear OS outdoor watch with GPS announced [Update: Available from January 18]

Update – November 30, 2018: Casio has announced that the  PRO TREK Smart WSD-F30 smartwatch will ship from January 18, 2019. It will also release the WSA-BX1 extra-long cloth band, an optional accessory for the WSD-F30.

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Microsoft introduces new Office icons part of bigger design overhaul

Microsoft Office icons

Microsoft back in 2013 has updated the Office icons and after five years, the company is again transforming office into a collaborative suite that lets you work together in real-time from almost any device. The company is changing the official icons for Office 365 again. Continue reading “Microsoft introduces new Office icons part of bigger design overhaul”

Swiftkey for Android gets native Search integration

Swiftkey

Swiftkey for Android is getting brand new features one of which makes it easy and quick to share anything you want from the web. In just a few taps, you have access to search results that you can easily screenshot, crop and share. Continue reading “Swiftkey for Android gets native Search integration”

Google explains how it achieved Portrait mode on Pixel 3

Similar to last year, Google again is describing how it achieved Portrait mode on the Pixel 3 smartphones. Google says that Portrait Mode uses a neural network to determine what pixels correspond to people versus the background, and augments this two layer person segmentation mask with depth information derived from the PDAF pixels. This is meant to enable a depth-dependent blur. Continue reading “Google explains how it achieved Portrait mode on Pixel 3”

YouTube rolling out Instagram-like Stories widely

YouTube Stories

YouTube has announced that it is rolling out YouTube Stories to all eligible creators with 10K+ subscribers. You can add text, music, filters, YouTube stickers, and more to make your story uniquely you.  To create a story, just open the YouTube mobile app, tap on the video camera icon, and select “Create Story.” Continue reading “YouTube rolling out Instagram-like Stories widely”